Associate Director, Diagnostic Partnerships, Oncology Business Unit

Associate Director, Diagnostic Partnerships, Oncology Business Unit

Introduction to role

Are you ready to make a significant impact in the world of oncology diagnostics? As the Associate Director, Diagnostic Partnerships within the Oncology Business Unit, you will play a pivotal role in delivering the Global Diagnostics (GDx) mission of shaping the patient testing landscape and ensuring no patient is left behind. Reporting to the Senior Director, Diagnostic Partnerships, you will lead key partnership activities within GDx; your expertise will be crucial in refining business needs, engaging with prospective diagnostic partners, and collaborating on scoping, negotiation, and deal closure. Are you prepared to take on this challenge and lead strategic initiatives that deliver diagnostic solutions in-market?

Accountabilities

• Direct GDx projects towards meeting business requirements, fitting into overarching strategies taking into account cost, quality and timeline requirements.
• Develop and manage relationships with external diagnostic partners and potential partners in a compliant and professional manner, ensuring AstraZeneca is regarded as a partner of choice by third parties.
• Work with Business Development colleagues in the negotiation, contracting and deal-closing processes for enterprise-wide agreements.
• Lead execution of specific schedules of work and agreements according to project needs, owning deal processes and aligning with cross-functional colleagues to achieve the same.
• Participate in international, multifunctional teams for the technical, commercial and corporate evaluation of diagnostic partnership opportunities and their execution into the market.
• Ensure that diagnostic partnering opportunities are evaluated thoroughly and objectively with ownership of certain due diligence processes.
• Present partnering opportunities to the oncology business effectively and efficiently.
• Establish external and internal networks to ensure early identification and capture of relevant opportunities and efficient delivery of partnership projects.
• Represent the OBU Diagnostic function at key external scientific congresses as part of searching for and identifying opportunities and building relationships with partners.
• Work collaboratively and flexibly to accommodate the various routes through which projects of different natures may arise, including alongside given Global Diagnostic Marketing colleagues to identify in-market diagnostic solution needs.
• Actively contribute and collaborate with the broader diagnostics team to provide diagnostic inputs and solutions into the wider Oncology Business Unit for given projects.
• Interpret and synthesis data gathered from 3rd parties, desk sources and internal AZ knowledge in building business cases for partnerships.
• Ensure post deal activities are fully completed and optimal handover of solutions to Global and Market colleagues for implementation.
• Prepare activity and achievement reports for senior management and feed into OBU updates as appropriate.
• Positively develop, manage and maintain stakeholder relationships with senior OBU colleagues, BDO, Legal, Compliance, Market diagnostic teams, Precision Medicine, and other cross-functional colleagues as needed.

Essential Skills/Experience

• Post-graduate level education in a relevant subject (e.g. Masters/MBA/MSc or above)
• Relevant consulting, strategy, business development and/or pharma/diagnostic partnership experience
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical and diagnostic company businesses, processes and activities
• Knowledge of scientific, commercial and financial evaluation techniques
• An understanding of governance procedures relevant to deal progression and business development work (CDAs, agreement structures, delegation of authorities, due diligence processes, etc.)
• Analytical skills and ability to ascertain the relevant issues from large masses of information
• Interpersonal and teamwork skills, demonstrating flexibility and a proven ability to deal with complexity under time pressure
• Experience and effectiveness in the presentation of written and oral business cases to senior management
• Numerate and having financial literacy, excellent spoken and written English
• Tenacity and resourcefulness, an ability to demonstrate leadership under sustained pressure
• A flexible, team orientated attitude, willing to contribute own skills to deliver priority projects

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Experience through education or work in a relevant area of oncology diagnostics, providing credibility to scientific audiences
• Experience in multiple, large, international, multi-functional project teams of professionals to